Waukegan High School
2325 Brookside Ave Waukegan IL, 60085, Lake County Phone: 847-360-5621 Ranking:  (581 out of 666, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 247 | 301 | 284 | 281 | 283 | 257 | 196 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 4,391 | 4,373 | 4,293 | 4,277 | 4,263 | 4,299 | 4,278 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 1,172 | 26.7% | 1,169 | 26.7% | 1,121 | 26.1% | 1,240 | 29.0% | 1,326 | 31.1% | 1,405 | 32.7% | 1,432 | 33.5% |
| Grade 10: | 1,152 | 26.2% | 1,158 | 26.5% | 1,169 | 27.2% | 1,200 | 28.1% | 1,308 | 30.7% | 1,135 | 26.4% | 1,044 | 24.4% |
| Grade 11: | 1,085 | 24.7% | 1,069 | 24.4% | 1,112 | 25.9% | 1,051 | 24.6% | 881 | 20.7% | 846 | 19.7% | 1,004 | 23.5% |
| Grade 12: | 982 | 22.4% | 977 | 22.3% | 890 | 20.7% | 786 | 18.4% | 748 | 17.5% | 913 | 21.2% | 798 | 18.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 2,250 | 51.2% | 2,221 | 50.8% | 2,176 | 50.7% | 2,192 | 51.3% | 2,157 | 50.6% | 2,062 | 48.0% | 2,153 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 2,141 | 48.8% | 2,152 | 49.2% | 2,117 | 49.3% | 2,085 | 48.7% | 2,043 | 47.9% | 2,191 | 51.0% | 2,094 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 17 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.3% | 11 | 0.3% | 13 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 71 | 1.6% | 75 | 1.7% | 74 | 1.7% | 74 | 1.7% | 80 | 1.9% | 79 | 1.8% | 71 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 3,267 | 74.4% | 3,229 | 73.8% | 3,140 | 73.1% | 3,056 | 71.5% | 2,950 | 69.2% | 2,891 | 67.2% | 2,835 | 66.3% |
| Black: | 712 | 16.2% | 720 | 16.5% | 761 | 17.7% | 799 | 18.7% | 873 | 20.5% | 944 | 22.0% | 907 | 21.2% |
| White: | 237 | 5.4% | 251 | 5.7% | 226 | 5.3% | 259 | 6.1% | 302 | 7.1% | 345 | 8.0% | 435 | 10.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 20 | 0.5% | 23 | 0.5% | 15 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 67 | 1.5% | 64 | 1.5% | 66 | 1.5% | 69 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 2,580 | 58.8% | NA | NA | 927 | 21.6% | 2,197 | 51.4% | 2,212 | 51.9% | 1,896 | 44.1% | 1,684 | 39.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 1,927 | 44.9% | 348 | 8.1% | 400 | 9.4% | 426 | 9.9% | 409 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.81 | 14.52 | 15.10 | 15.24 | 15.06 | 16.70 | 21.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 29.4% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 27.7% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 24.1% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 25.4% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 25.9% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 27.5% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 20.4% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 22.4% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.0% | 20.0% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.0% | 24.0% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 25.4% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 37.1% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 34.4% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 37.9% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.5% | 33.4% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 29.2% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 24.5% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 30.8% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 23.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 23.5% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 22.4% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 24.4% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 26.2% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 26.5% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 25.8% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 23.5% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.3% | 22.3% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 23.9% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.0% | 22.0% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 21.5% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 19.2% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 22.5% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 20.6% | 49.4% |
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* Waukegan High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.